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Political and journalistic pressure foiled Interior Department attempts to censor a climate report. Not surprisingly, its findings aren't good.
Jason Nez studies something that's too often forgotten amid the awe-inspiring views and canyon walls: those who live there
The public's helping Colorado Parks and Wildlife crack down on the harassment of animals—one distressed moose at a time
Whether you have a weekend or a month, these journeys are a must
The park police typically help keep the peace at urban monuments, but the Department of Interior is sending a group to the U.S.-Mexico border to chase smugglers. Sort of.
[Insert exasperated Jean-Luc Picard meme]
Conservatives, liberals, 100,000 outraged public commenters—the interior secretary had trouble getting anyone behind his plan
That's just business as usual in the Trump administration. But despite the interior secretary's asinine comments, there may yet be hope for ground-up change.
For decades, park leaders have predicted that swarms of tourists could ruin public lands. Is anyone heeding their advice?
Like many beautiful, accessible natural attractions, Arizona's Horseshoe Bend has become too popular for its own good. Is it too late to protect it from hordes of Instagram obsessives?
Lawmakers didn't listen to the president’s call for less spending on land management and the environment—and put their foot down when it came to interior secretary Ryan Zinke’s reorganization plan, too
A legal complaint says the three leaders are in violation of a 20-year-old law and casts doubt on whether they have any authority at all
Lies, damned lies, and "fantasy" White House budget proposals
These foundational principles are more than 50 years old. We have three suggested updates for 2018.
The résumé of P. Daniel Smith, including a troubling work history
One acre inside Grand Teton National Park is for sale for $5 million. Its future says a lot about our national parks, Jackson Hole, and the tension between preserving history and budding tourism.
With his office's insult-laden response to the resignation of the NPS Advisory Board, the secretary proves that, like his boss, he's not above mudslinging
A plan to bring some 200 bears to Washington's North Cascades was reportedly stopped by the Department of the Interior, jeopardizing the species' recovery.
A new survey across the Department of the Interior shows that it’s not just the National Park Service plagued by these issues
Researchers at the University of Montana found that nearby towns dependent on tourist dollars stand to lose millions
The National Park Service findings, released last week, are troubling. The reality is even worse.
A newly-released survey finds a culture that discourages victims from speaking out
There's now a map for that, brought to you by the National Park Service
In the 1990s, thousands of bones and bone fragments mysteriously went missing from Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa, the continental epicenter of Native American burial remains. In December 2015, a detective with the National Park Service tracked down the artifacts—and the man who stole them.
A new generation of classic national parks posters are frame-worthy
Hawaii's 33-room Volcano House got a multimillion-dollar face-lift
Three standout series capture the national parks
The name may have changed, but all the stuff that made it legendary is still here
Hipcamp allows you to easily find and reserve great campsites nationwide
All you need is some crowd-ditching, trail- and river-running, wonder-inducing intel
And it’s coughing up the cash to make that happen
A recently released report details how officials plan to address hostile working conditions on the river
Can a private company trademark public property? That's the question the feds are scrambling to answer after a longtime concessionaire in Yosemite claimed rights to the names of some of the park's most iconic locations.
Who needs headlamps? From a bioluminescent bay in Puerto Rico to a Japanese trail lined with glowing mushrooms, these ten hikes are at their best when it's dark out. Pack your camera (leave the flash at home) and prepare to be amazed.